Uniting Music and Poetry in Twentieth-Century Spain

In Uniting Music and Poetry in Twentieth-Century Spain, Nelson R. Orringer enriches and deepens interpretations of twentieth-century sung poetry by comparing the original poet's vision to the composer's interpretation. Orringer uses both literary and musical analysis to reveal new understandings and appreciations of poems set to music.

List of contents

Introduction: An Imperfectly Known Artistic Legacy
Chapter 1: Falläs Four Youthful Experiments in Song
Chapter 2: Glorifying Cordoba: Góngora and Falla
Chapter 3: Joaquín Turinäs Musical Sevillanismo in Four Songs
Chapter 4: Frederic Mompou¿s Art of Dreaming Music in Combat del somni [Dream Combat]
Chapter 5: The Virginal Voice in Eduard Toldrà¿s Six Songs of Castilian Poetry
Chapter 6: The Absent Dulcinea: Joaquín Rodrigo's Song to Music Itself
Chapter 7: Creative Landscapes of Salamanca in Unamuno and Joaquín Rodrigo
Chapter 8: Montsalvatge¿s Cinco canciones negras [Five Black Songs]: The Search for Freedom through Music
Chapter 9: Rodolfo Halffter¿s Canciones sobre Marinero en tierra [Songs on Sailor on Shore] or Nostalgia for a Spain Left Behind
Conclusions: Silver Age Song-Poems in the Era of Recapitulation

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By Nelson R. Orringer

Summary

In Uniting Music and Poetry in Twentieth-Century Spain, Nelson R. Orringer enriches and deepens interpretations of twentieth-century sung poetry by comparing the original poet's vision to the composer's interpretation. Orringer uses both literary and musical analysis to reveal new understandings and appreciations of poems set to music.

Product details

• Authors: Nelson R. Orringer, Orringer Nelson R.
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2021
• EAN: 9781793630483
• ISBN: 978-1-79363-048-3
• No. of pages: 274
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre > Classical, opera, operetta, musical; Portugal, Spain, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Spanish & Portuguese, MUSIC / Lyrics, Musicians, singers, bands & groups, Literature: history & criticism, Musical scores, lyrics & libretti, Composers & songwriters